Portraiture

I was reading the other day about how another photographer had said that it could easily be argued that portraits are important to the human race as a whole, not just to the subject or recipient. He went on to say that a portrait not only represents a person at a given moment in time but, like a time capsule, freezes attitude, clothing, and personal style for later interpretation by historians, psychologists, designers, photographers, family... ... the list just goes on and on.

Finally he said "For that time, my obligation as a photographer is to produce an image as evocative, as telling, and as interesting as my talent will allow.  A good portrait is more than a mere record of a face. In fact, a successful portrait is not only a representation of a human being but a statement of who that being was on the day."